Grex Ing Conference

View Responses

Grex Ing Item 29: The HO scale slot car racING item
Entered by gunge on Thu Feb 11 18:47:44 UTC 1993:

The HO scale slot car racING item.

Ypsi Cycle just set up a slot car track and is currently organizing a
race schedule.  I've found it to be an exciting and fairly inexpensive
hobby.  There are lots of ways to customize your cars and controllers.
It's still fairly low-tech, so it is quite hackworthy.

Hobbies Unlimited on Middlebelt (east side) just north of 7 Mile also
has a track set up, and an active club.

7 responses total.

#1 of 7 by klaus on Fri Feb 12 12:24:48 1993:

several years ago I was into HO slot cars.  Back in the days when there
was more than just Tyco.  I rewound motors, built electronic PW controllers,
even built some of my own cars from bits of brass and then fitted with 
painted clear plastic bodies.  Some were very fast.  Some were very slow.
Either way, it was a LOT of fun!!  And inexpensive.  Still have the cars,as
well as about 100ft of track.

#2 of 7 by gunge on Fri Feb 12 20:43:16 1993:

There IS more than Tyco today.  The Tomy "Super G" is the rage.  I'm running
a Tyco and a Rokar (now Life Like).

#3 of 7 by klaus on Tue Feb 16 12:44:32 1993:

Most of my cars and all of the track was Aurora.  Have a lot of the original
plain cars and even some of the newer Magnatraction and G-plus cars.  What eve
happened to Aurora?  Tyco use to be junk, has it improved?  I have yet to see
and of the Tomy or Rokar stuff, but then it's been almost 15 years since I
really looked.

#4 of 7 by gunge on Tue Feb 16 20:25:29 1993:

Tycos are quick and fairly rugged, but you have to replace the magnets and
drop them down to stay on the track in the turns.  Tomy bought Aurora and
still manufactures track under that name.  Those Aurora cars you have would
probably hold their own at Ypsi Cycle (with a few modifications).

#5 of 7 by klaus on Thu Feb 18 13:06:46 1993:

Yea, I had them out about a year ago and the sponge tires were getting
hard, though the silicone ones seemed fine.  I also was never too fond
of the idea of holding cars to the track with magnets and prefer the
ones without.  I have one of two standard cars that can hold their own
against the magnetic cars though.

#6 of 7 by gunge on Fri Mar 5 20:21:54 1993:

what kind of cars don't use magnets?

#7 of 7 by klaus on Mon Mar 8 13:44:37 1993:

Most do, in their motors.  I was talking about using the magnets to
hold the car to the track.

Response not possible - You must register and login before posting.